Studio professor Jim Agard shows his newest series of works--the products of his recent sabbatical leave. These "alchemized" wood abstractions reveal the remarkable potential of patinas to visually transform materials.

SEEING IS BELIEVING? Nate Larson and Will Shank: Miracle Photographs

November 4 - December 4, 2005

Artist Reception: First Friday, November 4, 6-8 pm

Artist Gallery Talk: Friday, November 4, Noon

This thought-provoking exhibition brings together the works of two innovative contemporary photographers for the first time. The works explore the nature of our belief in the supernatural, in both the religious and secular realms, while simultaneously investigating the "objective" nature of the photographic document itself and its ability (or inability) to convince the viewer.

An exploration, through abundant visual materials, of the significant moment in East/West relations marked by the arrival of American Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853. This exhibit contains approximately 200 Japanese and American graphics weaved together with analytical text to demonstrate how each side depicted the other-and how each depicted the same events differently.

The exhibition was developed by internationally recognized Japan specialists John Dower and Shigeru Miyagawa for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open Courseware initiative.

Exhibition co-sponsored by the Department of Asian Studies and a grant from the Luce Fund for Asian Studies.

FACULTY EXHIBITION

February 23- March 23, 2006

Artist Reception: Tuesday, February 28, 5-7 pm

Artist GalleryTalk: Wednesday, March 1, Noon

Works in all media by the studio faculty of the Department of Visual Arts.

Carol Adelman

Jim Agard

Brent Blair

Tina Gebhart

Alan Paulson

Mark Warwick

John Winship

UNVEILING THE PAST: Hidden Treasures of the Gettysburg College Asian Art Collection

March 31- April 21, 2006

Opening Reception: Friday, March 31, 5-7 pm

Gallery Talk: Date T.B.A.

Selected objects from the College's outstanding, and rarely seen, collection of Asian art.

Exhibition made possible by a grant from The Freeman Foundation and comprised of objects located in Special Collections, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College. A catalog of the Asian Art Collection can be found at GettDigital, on the library's website at: www.gettysburg.edu/library/digital_collections.